[1986]DLHC1007 • July 28, 1986 • High Court
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA vs. MENSAH
The plaintiff, a senior administrative officer at the University of Ghana, was terminated following allegations that he improperly allocated a university-rented house to a non-employee without approval and collected rent without remitting it to the university. The plaintiff admitted lack of authority for the allocation but claimed it was to prevent theft. A disciplinary committee recommended suspension and transfer, but the Vice-Chancellor terminated the plaintiff's appointment, offering three months' salary in lieu of notice. The plaintiff appealed internally and then sued for wrongful termination after the appeal was denied.
read moreJUDGMENT OF AMMAH J. This is an appeal by the defendants - appellants (hereinafter referred to as the defendants) from the judgment of the District Court Grade I, Tema. The plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) took an action against the defendants for damages for wrongful termination of his appointment. The relevant and brief facts show that before the termination of the plaintiff’s appointment on or about 12 August 1982 he had worked for some time with the defendants. At the material time he was a principal administrative officer, a senior officer. His duties included allocation of the defendants’ houses and worked under the executive engineer. It would seem a rented house belonging to the defendants became vacant. Such rented houses were meant for the occupation of the employees of the defendants and this would be with the consent and approval of the executive engineer. Shorn of irrelevant facts the plaintiff gave this vacant rented house to ...